Talk:scud

Etymology

In this sense it may be akin to, or from the same root as that of Welsh sgwd (“waterfall, cataract”)[4]. 21 February 2020 (UTC)Andrew (talk) All are perhaps from a Celtic or pre-Celtic root of SCUT in each of its senses, except that of shooting - which Proto Germanic root originally may itself be derived.[3] If is were not in oral use before its first written use, then it would be Scandinavian[7] - compare Oxford Etymological Dictionary's hypothesis.

[0] means 'Absolutely not; [1] means 'Exceedingly unlikely'; [2] means 'Very dubious'; [3] means 'Questionable'; [4] means 'Possible'; [5] means 'Probable'; [6] means 'Likely'; [7] means 'Most Likely' or *Unattested; [8] means 'Attested'; [9] means 'Obvious' - only used for close matches within the same language or dialect, at linkable periods. 4 March 2020 Andrew (talk) 05 March, 2024.